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Healthy Oatmeal Smoothie

This healthy Oatmeal Smoothie -- made with ground oats, yogurt, and frozen fruit -- has a thick, creamy texture. Try an oat smoothie in blueberry muffin or peach cobbler flavors, or use your favorite fruit!

Oatmeal Smoothie in Blueberry Muffin and Peach Cobbler flavors, with text overlay.


 

If you enjoy wholesome, delicious, fruity smoothies, you'll also love my Chocolate Banana Smoothie, Pumpkin Pie Smoothie, and Brain-Healthy Blueberry Smoothie!

I recently discovered the most delicious and most filling breakfast smoothie recipe of my life...a healthy Oatmeal Smoothie! I am so excited to share this recipe with y'all. These particular oat smoothies taste just like a blueberry muffin and just like peach cobbler. It's almost eerie, really, how a blended beverage can taste like a baked good, but it does...these do!

Aerial view of a blueberry and peach Oat Smoothie.

I'd been seeing oatmeal smoothie recipes for a few years now, but I have to admit that I never felt compelled to experiment with adding raw oatmeal to my typical smoothie base of frozen fruit and yogurt.

And then came along my daughter who, at the sweet and compliant age of two, decided that she didn't want to eat anything besides cheese popcorn, cheese sandwiches, cheese quesadillas, peanut butter crackers, and the occasional apple slice. We're talking breakfast, lunch, and dinner here, people. The wide variety of fruits and veggies that she happily ingested as a baby? Well, apparently her tastebuds took a hiatus from those flavors. So until her interest in venturing outside of the beige-to-orange color palette returned, I had to get creative at making sure the stubborn child was not subsisting on carbs and cheese alone.

Enter Oatmeal Smoothies!

You see, most days she would drink a smoothie, so I had the idea of sneaking in some oats, since that seemed a more fitting breakfast than cheese popcorn. And you know what? She fell for it liked it! And actually, so did my older kiddos...and so did I. So I've been making oat smoothies ever since. 🙂

Close-up of peach Oatmeal Smoothie.

Reasons to Make Oat Smoothies

They're thick and silky and definitely more hearty, keeping you fuller for longer.

Oats boost the fiber, protein, and select vitamins and minerals of a plain fruit smoothie.

And they're yummy! Since the oats lend an undertone like some type of baked good is ground up in there, I've experimented over the years to expand upon those flavors even more!

Ingredients

Just a few basic ingredients are all you need to make a wholesome, delicious Oatmeal Smoothie:

Aerial view of labeled ingredients.
  • Oats. I typically use regular (old-fashioned) rolled oats. You may certainly use quick oats instead (since they're going to be ground up in your blender either way). Just keep in mind that since quick oats start out finer (and, thus, more of them get packed into a measuring cup than rolled oats), you may want to start with slightly less than the ½ cup called for in this recipe.
  • Frozen fruit. Blueberries and peaches are highlighted in this recipe, but you can certainly experiment with your favorite frozen fruit. And feel free to scroll down a bit and check out the "Flavors" heading below if you need some inspiration! I definitely recommend using frozen fruit for a nice, cold smoothie without the dilution of ice. I typically buy bags of frozen fruit to keep in the freezer, but if I have fresh fruit that's overripe or about to go bad, I'll wash it, cut it up, put it in a baggie, and freeze it for future smoothie-making.
  • Vanilla yogurt. You may use whole milk, low-fat, or Greek varieties, depending on your preference. You could also opt for a non-dairy yogurt. Or if you'd like to use plain yogurt (instead of vanilla), consider slightly upping the honey and vanilla to compensate.
  • Milk. Again, use your favorite kind, though I do recommend starting with an unsweetened choice. I typically use unsweetened almond milk when making smoothies, but you can use regular (whole/2%/skim) milk, oat milk, or just about any mild-flavored non-dairy milk that you like.
  • Honey. The amount of honey can be tweaked depending on the sweetness of your chosen fruit and whether or not your yogurt and/or milk are sweetened. But the honey is certainly optional, if you wish to omit it.
  • Pure vanilla extract + cinnamon. It really is as simple as adding a smidge of pure vanilla extract and a sprinkle of cinnamon to make a regular Oatmeal Smoothie taste like a baked treat! The amount of cinnamon should be slightly increased to mimic any baked good that typically contains more cinnamon (such as peach cobbler, as explained in the recipe card).
Close-up of blueberry Oatmeal Smoothie.

How to Make an Oatmeal Smoothie

  1. First, grind your oats in the blender until they turn into a fine powder. The goal is to harness the nutrition and thickening power of ground oats without getting chunks of whole oats through your straw. 😉
  2. No need to clean out the blender after this step. Just add the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth!
Aerial view of ground oats in blender.
All ingredients added to blender, ready to blend.
Aerial view of blender combining ingredients.

And that's it! Quick and easy.

Flavor Ideas

My family adores the Blueberry Muffin and Peach Cobbler Smoothies shared here today.

And though shared in a separate post, I also regularly make them Strawberry Shortcake Smoothies.

But you can truly swap your favorite frozen fruit into this oat smoothie base to make your own baked-treat-remniscent smoothie.

Cherry crisp...pineapple upside-down cake...banana bread...the possibilities are endless!

I am telling, y'all...it's hard to believe that smoothies can taste like baked treats but these honestly do!

Two different flavors in garnished glasses.

So does anyone else want to get on the quick/easy/healthy breakfast bandwagon with me? I think we can do it, y'all...with the flavors of blueberry muffins and peach cobbler, to boot! 😉

So whether you whip them up for yourself, your kiddos, or your entire family, I think you'll love a healthy Oatmeal Smoothie...in your favorite flavor, of course! 🙂

A blueberry and peach oat smoothie, side by side.

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Healthy Oat Smoothies {Blueberry Muffin & Peach Cobbler Flavors} ~ thick, filling smoothies featuring oats, yogurt, and frozen fruit taste just like blueberry muffins and peach cobbler! | FiveHeartHome.com

Healthy Oatmeal Smoothie

This healthy Oatmeal Smoothie -- made with ground oats, yogurt, and frozen fruit -- has a thick, creamy texture and tastes like your favorite baked good!
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 2 servings (approximately 12-ounces each)
Calories: 287kcal
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 ½ cups frozen blueberries OR sliced frozen peaches, OR your favorite frozen fruit
  • 1 cup vanilla yogurt
  • ½ cup unsweetened milk
  • 1 tablespoon honey, more or less, to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, *see NOTES below

Instructions

  • Measure oats into blender. Blend until ground into a fine powder.
  • Add frozen fruit, vanilla yogurt, milk, honey, vanilla, and cinnamon. Blend until completely smooth. Serve immediately.

Video

Notes

  • You may use nonfat, lowfat, regular, or Greek vanilla yogurt. If using plain yogurt (instead of vanilla), you may need to slightly increase the honey and vanilla extract in your smoothie.
  • You may use whole milk, 2%, skim milk, almond milk, oat milk, or your favorite type of non-dairy milk.
  • Feel free to experiment with substituting different kinds of frozen fruit.
  • If the baked good you are mimicking is more cinnamon-y, use the greater amount of cinnamon in your smoothie. For example, when I make a Blueberry Muffin Smoothie, I add ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon. But when I make a Peach Cobbler Smoothie, I increase the amount of cinnamon to ½ teaspoon.

Nutrition

Calories: 287kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 165mg | Potassium: 427mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 113IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 302mg | Iron: 1mg
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This post was originally published on January 1, 2015, and updated on January 3, 2021, and January 13, 2022.

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  1. I fixed this smoothie! Filling and delicious.
    However, realizing the recipe makes two servings. Looking over the nutrional amount. It doesnt indicate whether information is for (1) one serving or grand total of (2) servings.

    1. Hi Kelly! Nutrition info is per serving...so half of this particular 2-serving recipe. 🙂

    1. 5 stars
      I made this this morning wonderful smoothie. Never thought about adding oats. Definitely will make it again.

  2. 2 stars
    If you like a smoothie you have to eat with a spoon then this ones for you. As the smoothie sat it became even more gelatinous. I was unable to suck it through a straw and it wouldn't poor out so that I could drink it.

    1. Sorry to hear that, MaryAnne! Definitely feel free to add a bit more liquid if your smoothie is too thick. And yes, this smoothie is best enjoyed as soon as you make it...the oats can naturally cause it to thicken as it sits.

    2. 5 stars
      I love this because my goal is always a smoothie bowl and I even added half of the milk so I could get a thicker base for my bowl and I still ended up with a very liquid and delicious base 😋. I think this is my favorite smoothie recipe and your comment helped me figure out how to get it thicker

  3. There is no need to chop up the oats first. I add whole oats to my smoothie ingredients every day and my smoothies come out just fine in my Vitamix. It's a wasted step.

      1. Thanks for the recipe, Samantha!!! I agree about blending the oats first. It IS a necessary step if one isn't blessed to own a Vitamix.

  4. 5 stars
    Wow! Always thought my brother was weird for putting oats in his smoothie- boy was I wrong! Used plain yogurt because that's what I had, and a dash of stevia instead of honey. Will have to make peach version soon 🙂 Sure glad this came up on my Google feed!

  5. 5 stars
    Wow, this was better than it seemed it would be just reading about it. Tried the Blueberry version today. I think Peach is on deck. We'll certainly be making this again. Maybe I'll even start a trend of more than just coffee all morning.

    Once note is that I have one of the larger Vitamix models. There is no way a single serving worth of oats is going to be high enough to chop up in that blender. So i just tossed a few cups into the food processor. Ready for the rest of the week now.